Digital Human as a Service (DHaaS) using AWS Wavelength

KDDI and Mawari to launch a Digital Human as a Service (DHaaS) using AWS Wavelength Digital Human assistants along with seamless indoors-to-outdoors navigation Tokyo, Japan and San Jose, CA December 3rd 2021 - KDDI and Mawari are pleased to announce a Digital Human as a Service (DHaaS) that will debut in December 2021 leverages the ultra-low latencies enabled by AWS Wavelength This proof of concept features a multilingual, Digital-Human Guide who provides seamless indoor and outdoor wayfinding services in Ginza, Tokyo, all delivered with AWS Wavelength and the KDDI au 5G Network. For example, users can experience easy navigation from the subway to a shopping mall, and upon entering, navigate to specific shops and find special offers. This proof of concept is facilitated by the combined strengths of each of the partners in this project: ● Outdoor navigation capabilities of the system utilize Sturfee’s Visual Positioning System (VPS) based on high-definition satellite imagery, while indoor navigation uti